a
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-.'e cr rtaltrt, and"
t ., a me re-
f .. a-- JV.-.iry order of
-v. Tl rvye proves
' v". m of Vie PrcsVicaC pacinc
, . ; u n t $ rms Htri'f th? absur-
f 'r: f .krIcUa, wbre object
"...f ct'ia the hjtrort vf
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with mifchicftothe trorld. This U
not the first time, when ambition has
clothed herself ia the robes of religion
lo oppress the innocent and betray the
unwary.'
Fellow Citizens Do you love- the
rights of mankind I Do you venerate
your admirable constitution I Do you
reverence the cause of rtligion, sup
ported by the people, and uncontrolled
by test ae's? Do you hate a church
establishment,' which shall render the
! 'efCT independent of the people I
j uq you ioucr tae generous vinues 01
; f atnotism and benevolence f Do you.
I w'uh a republican adltinislratibrt,
I supiwrted by integrity, economy,' and
j piblic justice? . Do you wish ,to i
'. terure to your children the glorious
inheritance of freedom I In one word,
do you wish to see peace, order,
titliic, and republican principles
flourish Then act opc'rily andde
cidcdly. Choose from atnong you
men of honor uni integrity, who ave
t frturt'ii ir 'maim t J lived It the exercise of republicanism,
v-m .irt,'V . n and havcfcrivcd the storm in times
which have trieS men's souls. " Tho
oppression has stalked abroad Vftd
II er.-learorcd to take from yonr mouths
h ic iw;i oi lauor ana aepnvc you at
tUrour tjtuntarj votes, yet be firm. That
4 cause which is supported by such
means cannot but be inherently Vicious":
Treth ssreks the light, and patriotism
! uses no means of persuasion butknow-
Ier;e. The timewfHtome when your
j tucrtions wi!lt5ot be in vain. The
J ; rit of republicanism has gone forth,
aiidwill, under the auspices of heaven,
! finally triumph. Unite hen with one
voice ai.rt one hand in the cause of the
constitution. That nation-is worthy
f liberty" which dares to protect it.
. .mitcbword is TRUTH the
conntctHisn - UNION.
ikllow cit i:r.Ks, .
The sword of Washiegto'n was
ilrawn to defend his country from
the tvrieny of Creat-Bi-itRin, and hfs
spirit, it is to be hoped, still remahis '
with the Keptiblirans, to defend them
iinttlic tyranny oimock federalism.
It it amorv the prcsumptjous, ev
Cf Utinj fedlral , Wt, you ar really
to 1-iok for infills in ixlijfion, in
fidels t the constitution, and hy
Kritrs to their Cod. What are the
religious pretentions of the dikcipJcs
or this sect, but the frozen trumpery
cf deceit, ll.M melts ard funs off when
they can deceive the unwary,' Cr
brjjr'.le the ignorant ?-Vhot respect
fir m r conrtution, but a lure with
wSich the f Mf uld iraw yon into their
r!,n f.,r tVe destruction of it f For fe
Cwrn!s then to avbw a regard tar the
cxiMitntion, is as ridiculous aS it is
deceitful, as they have systematized
pUii f t the otr rtHTjr of our govern-
Nirn(, wlmh etist'sonly by that con-
. fan dc. Domne. ted de Parente hguh
mur, InteUigamus ergo bona,, nostra
dignosqut nos iltiut iu& prtbettiui ; atque
identidtm cogittmus, si majus prfneipibut
preitcmus obsequiumy qui tcrvitttte cryi'
m, quam qui libcrtdte Utantur, ? Plin
, ii'e are not sbcakinp of a master, but a
Parent. Let us therefore understand, our
own good, and approve Ourselves tortnjj
IV" tHt s1vm Uc,:':er. '
X ''n-'etcl as j lore ike I
f.;"r-.i mt. a y m l'te Hie
f u Int the consti-
' I a t-'-?. C yr run ry, to
w affl ai fibr enm'n
tpS-. tthr' ani
tm . ti twvnt jroq in
it -.v mi lUyftix Jjtitsa tif the i
. 1 v : rv . IrUli'ure i
-tO I'' v.4tiv titV pia-1
i ... V h im fhrr bl'd'w J
: " f . jr. U -. Ui'l.ful t9 ,
, r, r V tn di Iion as-'
)W(w! ! JvrS 11 skitter, ,
f
bei
' f tvtt ss,
1 1 :' . - ,f v r;", vrt fnr
S If t4 bwrrf U4 mi uur
i ."'t, I t - tc rriily of
,,. v-, t -r'-'"'r?is an-1 )of
- t f ti-pnron. 11' e
v , j .,,! in! r K'f and
t tt, m -t!y t t ron
t r, a l!-n jckv,
1 . - -s .( the i')ikt
e ' ri pv.lvtm j tiurii-u Shall the opinions of the
, r - h H. fit turrupttoa i
i t
? is t f r f are t.ltrit
:. It ' -j iitn is
t
rij"'ty of the free mm pf this "land
rvle it, or the opinion of an arito
eratic sct I If t drcide for the
Kr, we shall resjvn our present
kwis constitution and happy
him t let us consider, which have the
est claim to our obedience.- those Rulers
who dviipht in slavery or tk&se uho take
pleasure-in the liberty oj their fclloibkiti-
zens
. We have the WP,ness at this time
tosee-aRuIer fever us, who has
too much goodness to wisli for more
.t. ; ss i i . -'t '
power man wiu enaoie mjn io j.ru
mote the welfare of his fellow-citi
zens. Since. . his induction into
office he has' ever, regarded our civi
liberties as the natural rights of man
kind, lie has, as yet, pursued those
measures which appear lust and equi
tablernndttvat will secure to us the
Blessings wnicn ougm 10 De aear . va
luable tJ a free people, lie has abo
Hsiied several Jaws and taxes' which
originated under the precedine ddrhV
nistration, and which wcre'lMghly de
trimental to our liberties.
. Yet nettvithstanding his utmost etj
dcavors to promote our 'welfare aha
happiness? with what virulence ha he
been aftacked by a set of men who call
themselves federalists,.' in conjunc
tion with those who were tinder
the appellation of torie, during the
Revolutionary war ! for that they arc
united cannot be 5emd, and tho I
will not assert that every federalist Is
a tory, 1 can with tHe greatest propri
ety say that every Tory, has now be-
' I 1" - 1
cum? it rcucraus-. r roin wirai niuiivc
this monstrous coalition originated, I
know not, unless from similarity of
sentiments ; but nothing can be more
cohternptitfle and insignificant than a
set of people instigated against a ruler
who is supported by the two branches
of the legislature. . They may give him
some uneasiness, but will never be able
to overturn a government which has so
wise a riiler vver it, and who is zealous
ly ' assisted by the great council of the
nation. They would do well to consi
der that a man deservedly ,'cuts him
self off from, the affections . as well as
the priviledges' of that community
which he endeavdrs to subvert. The
lenity, heretofore shewn to the, Tories,
has hot yet taught them gratit'ude.
There is no greater sign of a oad
rause, man wncn tne patrons ot it are
reduced to the neees-ftv of makinjr use
of the mot wicked aftllices to support
it Of thit kind arc the falphoods and
calumnies ' which are invented and
spread aboad by the enemies of our
Morthy Fresident. His most praisewor
thy 3 ccds are by these seditious people
depreciated into vices, and the most
trifling actions converted into crimes .
Itut the greatest handle baibeen made
u s, "ind affect iuperioritf. Amaz 1
ing effrontery I that a tory should be
ungrateful is not, wonderful. They
might at least behave with desency, or
be compelled to do so. . .
1 shaH saV a fiw words respecting the
approaching election for a Representa-
tivesin congress; since congratulations
are so much in TasliionHiat Mr, it
was publicly congratwatedonhisreturn
Irom Congr.ss, 1 hope fie wiu give me
leave to pay hint the same compliment.
on his resignation." I think his thewisgst
. a .' i "f t I t l!.S. -
part ne -nas aciea in ris wnoic politi
cal drama. Many of his owh faction will
notbe sorry for it. As a republican it will
rot much affe-t 'me, for I ever consider
edhim of very little importance in a po-
litical line, nor will his parliamentary 6-
rationsbeeyer read with much eclatby
posterity. I blame him for presuming ;
to recommend, or at least fora'ttempt-
1 ing ta force a representative xirJbn us,
A candidate now otters whom we
know to be a republican, and whose
long, & faithful bervices merit our suff
rages'; let us use every honest exertion
tp promote his election for be assur
ed that fallacies and calumnies, will be
employed by the Feralists and Tories
to prevent it. A Voter of New-Hanover.
A act for regulating Ordinaries and Rc
tailers of bpirttuous Liquors by the,
small measures, and for appointing a
Standar&kceper in the towiis of ' A'ew-
hern "aud Hilmmglon. and to erect a
public School in the county of New-
sunover,
CHAP.XUV. - "
WHEREAS many abuses and irre
gularities have been found to prevail
in the towns of Newbern 8c Wilming-.
ton, in consequence of improper per
sons being'permitted to keep ordinaries
and to retail spirituous liquors by the
small rhcasure,. to remove the cause
of such abuses and irregularities in fu-
tare . ' - .
. Te h enacted by the General Msemtty
oftheitateof North-Carolina, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, That from an after the next
March term of Craven and New-IIan-
oyer county courts, no person shall
keep an ordinary, or retail Spirituous
hqu6rs by the small measure, in" the'
te ih&t effect Trotided neitrlX eh&
that such persons as have alreai.) , 4
shall before the Mstrch terhifores aicfjr
have tbtainfeU5enseo keen tli.;
nary.tir to retaSl'Spiritu'ous liquors by
the small measure irrfche manner het-e-
tofore used and by the lawermitti d,
shall notbe Subject to the penalties Vi-
bove denounced, till after their
eense" shall have 'iecpire4.i o , r
IVr. And be it TurtAer titacted,' Jhil
upon complaint made to the commis
sioners, or to the Inten&ant, or .Mfgis-T s
trate of Police of either of the said '
towns', of any ordinary keeper or re-r
tailer as aforesaid, within the bounds '
thereof, selling to or purchasing from
a slave without a permit from his or '
her owner, or of enrtertainina: a
servant or slave against the will of his I,
or her owner, or of entertainkie a"-
bom non sailor against the directions l
orthe master of the Vessel to which
h q may belong, or ol -keeping a disor
derly house, it shat and may te. law
ful for the said commissioners, or ay
Majority of them, or for the Intendant
or Magistrate of Police alone, and he
or they jire hereby authorised and re-
quired te summon such ordinary keep- -eror
retailer as aforesaid, before iim or '
them, kni on such offence being pro
ved, to disable such person from Veep- ;
inj an ordinary or retailing spirituous
liquors by th small measure in said :
towns, as if hte- or ahe had never ob
tained any permission or license for
! that purpose ; and At after such disa
bility and suspension pronbtmced, aay
such person shall keep an ordinary or
tetail spirituous liquois by the smalt
measure wuiun saiu town, ne or she
shall be subject to the same penalty as
is denounced by the first section of ;
this acT, to" be recovered and applied "
in the same.manner as is therein pre
scribed. '
. And whereas the act for regulating
weights tc measures in the respective
counties of this State, have not the
desired effect in the towns of Newbera
and Wilmington.
A Be it further enacted, That
the Commissioners of the said towns
are hereby authorised and. required
at their first meeting after their annual
appointment, and in t ach ' and every
)-ear thereafter, to appoint proper per-'
own of Newbern or Wilminirton. in
.til he or she shall have first applied' ,on as "tandard keepers for the towns
to the commissioners appointed for l of Newbern and Wilmington, who
'- Ve t"i 'v?4 a'tMHiMTfit.
.- l -
, f t.' Oft.vw, Jfcf rvlii-MH rirtut, of the ronMitu- nensive of his political tenets than his
f.r tans, .lion sil KQScmiitriiU and fc!('rliim, : religious ones, as they Meknownnotto
I rrratrcnt, and rcnet. ounclvcs 1 tf f i sending for Mr. Pa'he; that has
i rt-.n mt'f wwl tvrny if f.r the latter, we I Urmcd their religious fears. I much
t is- 4. It 1 .nMrtWrteH.edinitv of fr.rmen. dmbt whether they arc not more apprc-
tw-,1 t..'.-,t.
i
! 1 t tn- i
, tr.m Ik wut.'l ,f
I iKUiir4 and drvasfaiion aw sit us.
U--f then, Kepublicans, and
while le fU-rli drserrmte the
C.iladrate ri.rtl. with thni e'.lhfcr of
i eiicnulists or lories, if they are two
-i in t! tn-
i !'ii, vo ramc :l Wauhinton by a
tUIa.ne and ir.ipi.ut i:e of it, let the
r-reiue tlfMtlrs ef hit political
l i I ' rm ;; H,r-ttr jjc.ern you.
. I t
I
'i
I .til rrr. I
- I t v )
distinct peoplo. It is surprising that
jen who are the inventors and pub-.
Ushers of to much slander, calumny ac
malice, can affect so great a concern fcr
You w ill then. l F'iigion. That it is the inttntion of
these people to subvert our present
Mppylormof eovcrnment it bevond
W - T - M
iction. The Tories have ever
the government of the. sad towns, and
haye obtained from them a Certificate
of their permission for that nurnose.
which certificate anii permission, $hali
be Valid and n lorce tor the term ol
one year frem the time it js granted
and noionger ; and every person who
shall keep an ordinary or wlu hati,re
tall Spirituous liquors by the ?ma,ll mea
sure in cither of the said towns, after
the said March term aforesaid, with--
ott having first obtained the permis
lion ofthe Commissioners as aforesaid,
snaii mneii ana psy ipe sum ci twenty
i j- ,. .: j ..-
nvc pounas, tone rccoverca in action
ol dc,bt before any court having com
petent jurisdiction thereof, by any
person or ptns who shall within one
year alter offence committed sue
for the sank", the ofie half to the use cf 1
the nrosecctoror nrbsecutors." the ei.
thcr half to the use of said tdTa, to be
applied by the toramiasibrfcrs towards
the contingent charge thereof.
shall have thesame powers within .
said towns, be Subject to the same du
ties and penalties, and entitled to the '
sariye fees, as "standard keepers now'
are or may be b law ; and thai from
and after the fim monday cf May 1
next, the power and duty of the stand
ard Keeper ppoioted ly the' county
lourrA, shall npt extend to any, per
son using we'ehts and measures in
sVid towns.. , r--
, At amcetin.ef theCotrtmissujners
on Monday the $lh of May, 1803.
. ORDERF.D-That all ordinary
Keepers and retailers of spirituous li
quors by the small measure, make ap
plication to the Hoard of Comm'ssion-
ers at their next meeting on the first
monday in June next, for a Certificate
of a permission agreeably to the di
rections of tn act of Assembly, passed
In the year 1800-.and that if ary per
son after the said first Monday Id June
liext, shall sell any spirituous l.nnors
II. And be it further enacted. That t. by the small measiire, or keen any or-
very person who wishes to keep an or- binary without such Certificate he or
dinSry, or to tttS spirituous liqvors li he shsllbc prosecuted for the p'enal-
oy tne small measure in cither of the I "c i"""cu uy mesaia acu
i t
1 i"
'mn f f w t fttve
i I -' fit ' n t H
" .',,f i. !!".
' 4. m t m it.
. i .' h. IS
tf fci fit, ...CJ
I 1 - Jl ft
w I f .!
U twrt
mu I fr." e
rr.' tuns to tour tafciy, It dct-
im .r le de r tl...i;h they should
tlce art tulx-k tr Monarchists,
AMurrsiv Tirlrv---4.cre for frsudu
tifVrr. t fTtc et, ittulcnt dema-
r V itr',perv calumniators, and
,t rr .,rtt tif toiwtituioo sih! rov.
, tmivfit. W'l.U thete, wndcf the i Kernmcnt which it necessary for its
,; r m ri&c M icdrralistt, nvite
I' v
- 1 1 '
.1
m.- - S
r .
l mrt 'itli them, to It.ipote
- t. nxxi yuti.atworthy of your
t4rt?;-ttnicii.ber mat the fo-tfrrt-r
n mhhU ronlttutcs you
f f p.f'.t K a rr;ntUt-xn one, that it
itl. liliU t Nieurrral mjepct-dence,
tle ns f yvun traijoiility at
' , 'jwir fxare abroad, of your
y sfty. t.f four .vpfritjr I 4 that
I ti'f lUrt whxlt 'ton to k;.'I.1.
. ti tut r ,,rif p An4 wUll you jn-, nibcr
k 4 -1 t"t (Sce art ihc seutiintrtti of Waih-
. T if ." J a pfiwn,Wr alto, to
. 14 It . tf ton uKnr kiii l.-.
I - l - H , vm MVIIlll
a4 nhy rrptiMic.ns.
MOUNT Vr.RNON.
oooooeouoooaeoo
WAttlSTO
it viiiutus rtfiJ'icait, retpect the
t . . -tji hi, h-actriil hip;i;nct of each other, i htppyforn
'- v. L.tVi - mm rryird l t lupt.intls of the S ccmmdicti
wr.:;'p'licl tle nimn. ou tiill i uccn mimical ion, ana signca loriMO
Hfi rmi-Ui i-4.iici(rcit under any 3 nrchy. The Federalists themselves
' s"vtUiHi, wktrthcr Ilamiltoniant, E confess that Ihey aim at Aristocracy. I
linns, the 1 cues have made the best
F choice, as of alt overnn!entsinstituted t
j, pikhhj rainnma an , ansicruncat one
ilaak lWi.ml.et !rmM;oi!t. Ar.iour L le arliitrary.
at m - If ! Alt . t t W m
ine Aooe puiiot irnu i.iememtoi
general hittory t;eaking of an Aristo
tratjcal Government, . til , (pae II?
vol. 4th, American Edition) u Ar'ito-
cracyalwayt prognosticates a rigorout
KOTernracni wnica it necetiary lor its
support" and he further .says of the
fjovemTnent or Venice, " that even the
Doge himself is subjected lo the se
"crct procedures and arbitrarjr judg.
M ments of three state Inquitiiors i
"Miittrates, private penont, na
iivcs,foreignef t,erery pcrsonon whom
44 luspicUm Lift, it exposed to the lott
" of hit life, without the slightest for-
M rrtaliiy af hittice" Where ii I monar
chy in whick a dtJsboiiira so tyrannical
V prevailt f ,
niinets havmj lately called me to
Wilmingtoi, I wat much'surprited to
tee many whose Immediate trcde
;cetors we.e oppoted lo the glorious;
revolution, many io were actually!
in arms apt.nu us, preferred to posts
of honor an! profit, but what noniih
edmeitill inore,tht they are ttnst
j ciout of being Ictdinjj men among
' '", S f (
m
(- '' lite wt 1 4.
, oa ' ": mt rff.
-wt
i ( , .. h jf y
ciiAnT en
for tit.
WffMmlics,
' ne or 1 trs-
. --- ilt from 120 to
j luin. Afly to
IKANtlsrONfAlNn.
Mr. I Vine rrproh-tet the Intro
duction of Aristocracy or monarchy,
imder whttevermodiEcationt, Into any
form of Government, at a flagrtnt a
surpation end invsiion of the wnslciu
W rights of ciaa. '
said town, and who has obtained the
permission ot the CVmrnlssionersas a
foresaid, may 00 application U the
county courts of Craven and New-lla-R"Ovc.r
respectively, be ordered at the
discretion ef said courts, to have a li
cense for the purpose aforesaid, and
on such license being granted, he or
he shall produce one or more-securities
to the said courts, to be by them
approved, who shall before the license
be made but, jrWi with biro or her in a
bond of tin same tenor as it Kretcribcd
In the second section of an act paised
In the year one thousand seven hun
dred and nincty-elght, entitled An
act for regulating ordlhariet andhous
es vif entertainment, and retailers of
spirituous liquors by the small men
lurei" and it shall be the duty ofthe
clerks of said courts respectively, upon
such bond fxmg given, and license or
dcred, to prepare a license, and sign
the same, which, shall continue in force
Tor one year and no longer, and the
prnin chaining tuui license shall
.w t..v nun ihc nine icci, anu 10
the Sheriff the ume lax is l.v the
third section ofthe act above fctitc.,
areaireciea ana required.
III. And h it further enacted, That
no person thall be permitted ,to rttail
pirituout liquors by the small me
nre, in either of tsid lowns without a
license from said courts retpeclivtly,
underihepcnaltv of lwcnty.fie pounds
to be recwertd tnd sppned in the
manner directei by the fust tcction of
thit act 1 and Oje said courts re en
joined and required not to rsnt a li
cense for taid purpote,or for kecpir.f
n ortlinary in either of asid
lo any person who hat not obtained (Hockey Point.
A true copy from the minutes,
THOMAS F. DAVIS, T. C.
or Sail, Freight,- or Charr
tcr. -
The Schooner
WELLFLEliT,
75 toni burthen-
well found afjd in
pood order for fei,
blie ii now read
to reccirc freight.
For tcrmi apply lo - .
Jolin Swctt,
On board faij fchooner tt
Cirpcnter'i wharf.
WHcnington, Mi; 19,
FOR SALE.
A Trart or Pnrr1 nt T n'.
Ctnt aittag C) acrtt
ON the head of Bear and Inlet
Cteek, adjoining Mrs. MuVi
land and tunning acroFi the main
toU about feven milci from Wil
mington,' fury cij, fevenly acres of
which ii good corn land, and rii
which there ii an excellent mitl.r
flream' The H
. . . h-tivu v iLiu a
f r a public houfe, and the rtnge i)
Npertor to any on ibe fuumt. for
one hlf J he amolnt ' prompt pi.
ment will be rcoulrdd, anda credit
of twelve month. will be given for
be oiher rulfj the purchircr gitine
bond and fecdiity. . For further
pirtiCitUri apply lo A. Hall in WiL
jruir-Ffon, or 11 the fubferiber ot'
the pcrmitiion of thcCommittioners,
na aocs not prodace the.b certiCcste
Uobcrt Howe